WOOD CONSTRUCTION

light-frame construction, System of construction using many small and closely spaced members that can be assembled by nailing. It is the standard for U.S. suburban housing. The balloon-frame house with wood cladding, invented in Chicago in the 1840s, aided the rapid settlement of the western U.S. In North America, with its abundant softwood forests, the framed building enjoyed an extensive revival after World War II in the form of platform frames. In platform framing, each floor is framed…

Find over 150+ timber frame joints and joinery examples, including, mortise and tenon, post and beam, roof joinery, compound joinery, knee braces, and foundation details.

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A gallery of barns and other agricultural buildings. post and beam construction, mortise and tenon joinery, luxury horse stables and solid wood timbers.

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Construction and Wood Framing. What are the three main parts to wood frame construction?. Foundation. What are the three main parts to wood frame construction?. 2. Wall. What are the three main parts to wood frame construction?. 3. Roof – Rafter/Truss. Cross Section of a Wall.

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Visual reference to Jochen Gross's 50 Digital joints project: www.flexiblestream.org/project/50-digital-wood-joints

Wood fittings, used in Japanese puzzles, have already been applied to solid wood furniture. Now a cypress building has been assembled entirely from giant sized versions of the wood puzzle sticks, held together only by uniquely shaped joints. See a slide show.